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• Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:21 AM

  My Dear, You Need To Grow A Thicker Skin

  I am basing my comments here, on the article Ms. Marcotte wrote and my observations on it. I haven't read the blogs or other articles on this particuler situation so I don't know if these suggestions would be applicable or not, but here goes.

  First of all you have just as much right to express yourself as these people do. If they don't like what you write and are offended, tough.

  Don'tlet yourself be intimidated by a bunch of bullies.

  Thank them for showing the world that their ugly behavior is exactly why there are people who are anti christian, nowadays. Turn their vitriol around on them.

  Put their articles, letters and hate mails up on your site. Let the public see what's going on.

  There is one very clever parody Baptist/Christian/ religious fanatic site that has a monthly posting of hate mail they recieve,and many have misspellings, typos, death threats, wrath of God, you name it. These writers are serious as hell, which makes them all the more entertaining.

  Laugh at the them, because they are laughable.

  Point out that Donahue has confused HIMSELF with God.

  What happened to "Vengeance is mine,saith the Lord", "Turn the other cheek, love your enemies?"

  Point out how they twist religion around to fit their ugly selves, istead of fitting and elevating themselves to a religion of supposed"peace and kindness"

  And Bill O'Reilly? A pervert who plays with himself while having phone sex? A long winded bag of hot air?

  A self indulgent verbal masturbator, who will say anything, just to hear the sound of his own voice yapping, regardless of whether it's true or not? No wonder he's into phone sex. Yap,Yap,Yap.

  Plenty to make fun of right there.

  When they are making a lot of public noise about you, they are also giving you a public platform, so go for it!

  Don't take everything so personally, my dear.

  These attacks appear to be personal, but they really are not. These people don't know you on a personal level.

  Like the proverbial swarm of locusts, you just happened to be in their path so they jumped all over you.

  They will move on to a new target.

  When you are in the publics' eye, criticism, attacks, as well as support and aknowledgement are all part of the territory.

  Think of people who have endured such treatment and come through to the other side, as a support.

  If they can tough it out, you can too.

  —Kristina
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